Punishment Park (1971)
- 73% (183 votes)
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One of the most controversial films ever made.
Overview
In this fictional documentary, U.S. prisons are at capacity, and President Nixon declares a state of emergency. All new prisoners, most of whom are connected to the antiwar movement, are now given the choice of jail time or spending three days in Punishment Park, where they will be hunted for sport by federal authorities. The prisoners invariably choose the latter option, but learn that, between the desert heat and the brutal police officers, their chances of survival are slim.
- Peter WatkinsDirector, Screenplay
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$95,000
Keywords
- police brutality
- hippie
- dystopia
- mockumentary
- soldier
- struggle for survival
- desert
- fake documentary
- military
- found footage
- mock trial
- mccarthyism
- hostile
- aggressive
- political repression
- survival competition
- murdered by a policeman
- united states of america (usa)
- young activists
- united states police
Top Billed Cast
Patrick Boland
Tribunal Defendant
Carmen Argenziano
Jay Kaufman (Tribunal Defendant)
Kent Foreman
Lee Robert Brown (Tribunal Defendant)
Luke Johnson
William Luke Valerio (Tribunal Defendant)
Katherine Quittner
Nancy Jane Smith (Tribunal Defendant)
Scott Turner
James Arthur Kohler (Tribunal Defendant)
Stan Armsted
Charles Robbins (Tribunal Defendant)
Mary Ellen Kleinhall
Allison Mitchner (Tribunal Defendant)
Mark Keats
William C. Hoeger (Tribunal Chairman)
Gladys Golden
Mary Jurgens (Tribunal Member)
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